Local News Briefs - Mathews/hampton/yorktown/suffolk/newport News

MATHEWS - Two Mathews men were arrested Thursday on heroin charges after an undercover investigation involving the state police and the Mathews County Sheriff's office.

Sheriff's Chief Deputy Brown Strigle identified the two as Stephen "Andy" Hudgins, 26, of Buckley Hall Road, and John Lee Miles, 49, of Pine Hall Road. Both men were being held without bond pending a court appearance Monday.

Hudgins is charged with two counts of distributing heroin, possession of heroin and possession of firearms while in illegal possession of drugs. Miles is charged with possession of heroin.

Strigle said police seized two grams of heroin with an estimated street value of $600, two handguns and a 1990 GMC pickup truck.

The center is at 1006 Settlers Landing Road, Suite G, directly above the Hampton University bookstore. The entrance is at the back of the strip mall.

The center is providing the screenings for National Women's Health Week, the third year it has participated.

Va. Choral Society to present Mozart music

YORKTOWN - The Virginia Choral Society will present "Ah, Mozart!" -- a program of music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart -- at 8 p.m. Sunday at St. Joan of Arc Church.

St. Joan of Arc Church is at 9041 George Washington Highway in Yorktown. Tickets are $15 general admission and $12 for senior citizens, military and students.

For more information, visit vachoralsociety.org or call 851-9114.

Driver faces charges after car hits house

SUFFOLK - A 19-year old man was arrested Thursday night after crashing into a house on River Road, police said.

The driver, Aaron Paul Guyan, apparently lost consciousness and drove into the house around 11:20 p.m., said Lt. D.J. George, police spokeswoman. George said investigators told her Guyan was inhaling Freon, a refrigerant, before he passed out.

"Apparently," she said, "there was a lot of damage to the house."

The impact was so strong, officials said, that it pushed the garage wall into another vehicle inside.

No one was injured in the house, but one of the two passengers in the car was transported to Obici Hospital in Suffolk.

Guyan, who refused treatment, was charged with driving while under the influence of drugs and reckless driving, she said.

WAVY TV-10 contributed to this report.

Shotgun blast injures man during robbery

NEWPORT NEWS - A Newport News man was in serious but stable condition Friday with wounds from a shotgun blast during a robbery on an East End street corner Thursday night.

The 28-year-old told police he was at 18th Street and Roanoke Avenue when a car suddenly stopped and two men jumped out, Newport News Police Officer Holly Hileman said. The man noticed one of the men was carrying a shotgun. Hileman said the pair demanded money.

During the robbery, the man with the shotgun fired once. The blast hit the victim in the lower back, Hileman said.

The robbers fled with the man's wallet, cell phone and a set of keys. Police said the victim described the car as a light brown or silver Chevrolet Impala.

A 911 caller reported the shooting at 10:41 p.m. The man was taken by ambulance to Riverside Regional Medical Center.

Anyone with information is asked to call Newport News Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP (1-888-562-5887). A tip that leads to an arrest could bring a reward of up to $1,000.